Nano Labs (NA) Competitors

Nano Labs (NASDAQ:NA) and Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to NA or VLN?

In the previous week, Nano Labs had 1 more articles in the media than Valens Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nano Labs and 2 mentions for Valens Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Nano Labs' score of 0.70 indicating that Valens Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nano Labs	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valens Semiconductor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer NA or VLN?

Valens Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 85.61%. Given Valens Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Valens Semiconductor is more favorable than Nano Labs.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nano Labs	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Valens Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NA or VLN?

Valens Semiconductor received 12 more outperform votes than Nano Labs when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nano Labs	N/A	N/A
Valens Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 12 46.15%	Underperform Votes 14 53.85%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NA or VLN?

Valens Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Labs.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nano Labs	$40.60M	4.59	-$35.70M	N/A	N/A
Valens Semiconductor	$63.13M	3.63	-$19.66M	-$0.33	-6.53

Is NA or VLN more profitable?

Nano Labs has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Valens Semiconductor's net margin of -41.94%. Nano Labs' return on equity of 0.00% beat Valens Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nano Labs	N/A	N/A	N/A
Valens Semiconductor	-41.94%	-14.05%	-12.51%

Which has more volatility & risk, NA or VLN?

Nano Labs has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NA or VLN?

50.7% of Nano Labs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Valens Semiconductor beats Nano Labs on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.